Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Glossary

by Fredric Jameson

Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Glossary

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putative

reputed, supposed

homunculus

a very small human or humanoid creature

monad

a single unit

ostentatious

showy

ulterior

secret, concealed

slogan

watchword

connotation

implication

simulacrum

similarity

attributable

ascribed to something

twofold

double, dual

signify

represent, mean

primacy

first place, superiority

hegemony

supremacy, dominance

disjoin

separate, take or come apart

incompatible

disparate

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